old_eastender Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I might be on my own here, but I could see Ryan Taylor making a good centre back... playing up front he wins plenty of headers, seems to read the game quite well, can retain possession under pressure and has shown assured short passing, but we all know he seems to carry virtually no goal threat whatsover ... hence my thinking he could do a good job at Centre Back instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 His positioning will be awful, he wouldn't know if he needs to drop deep or come forward.. He couldn't hold the line well as well But I do wonder how he became a striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I rather see us using centre backs as emergency centre forwards, but oh dear, we don't appear to have any centre backs AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I might be on my own here, but I could see Ryan Taylor making a good centre back... playing up front he wins plenty of headers, seems to read the game quite well, can retain possession under pressure and has shown assured short passing, but we all know he seems to carry virtually no goal threat whatsover ... hence my thinking he could do a good job at Centre Back instead? It wouldn't be the first time a striker has been transformed into a Centre Back. Hard man Kenny Burns at Florist was probably one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I might be on my own here, but I could see Ryan Taylor making a good centre back... playing up front he wins plenty of headers, seems to read the game quite well, can retain possession under pressure and has shown assured short passing, but we all know he seems to carry virtually no goal threat whatsover ... hence my thinking he could do a good job at Centre Back instead? You have analysed the situation well and you are very much on your oxn . With luck your post will sink rapidly with out trace thus sparing any further embarrassment for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezOfCity Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sol campbell did it. He may have played some youth football ther before for all you know so dont dismiss it out of hand without forming a proper argument just to be rude to another poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banned Tansley Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sums up the archaic attitudes prevalent in the English game. Big man, must be good at the back... What about the intricacies of the position? Positional sense, marking, tackling, anticipation? Baffling suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I would sooner play Taylor up front and play Baldock CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Dion Dublin did not so long ago! But I have no idea if Ryan Taylor could do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Rio Ferdinand was a striker at youth level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne allisons tongues Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ashley cole was a striker at youth level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Danny Coles was too. I've thought about this too and he can't be any worse at the back than he is up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Matt Hill was a winger. Clearly anyone doing it would certainly need a fair few games in the stiffs to work out the nuances of the position, but it can be done. Just depends how well he can adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Leroy Rosenior Played a game at centre back against stockport in the cup to deal with their tall striker, cant remember his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanjita Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ray Cashley was a left back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Leroy Rosenior Played a game at centre back against stockport in the cup to deal with their tall striker, cant remember his name. Kevin Francis and did a awesome job. Brilliant in the air was Leroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 It wouldn't be the first time a striker has been transformed into a Centre Back. Hard man Kenny Burns at Florist was probably one of the best. Leroy Rosenior did it for us when we played Stockport in the FA Cup I think was against Kevin Francis and he had him in his pocket all game. I also recall Lee Peacock playing centre half when I think we had a player sent off. He joked that it was easy as there was no running involved, just a case of pushing up when necessary. I think it's an alright shout from the OP, but I wouldn't just throw him in the deep end, I'd play him in defence in the under 21's/reserves first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Kevin Francis and did a awesome job. Brilliant in the air was Leroy Thats the bloke, thank you. Yeah he did do an awesome job that night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcFcOneLove Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I don't know why some are mocking this.. It won't happen but Taylor does win everything in the air. If one of our actual centre backs dealt with aerial balls like Taylor does, we'd probably have a lesser goals against defecit, possibly more points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcnick Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Good call, he can't contribute the 8-10 goals his position needs as a minimum but is decent on the ground as well as in the air and has the attributes to play centre back. Chris Sutton and Dion Dublin did it and I could see him doing well there. Nothing to lose and worth trying in his come back games with the development squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Wasn't Steve Walsh at Leicester a defender / striker. Got a lot of red cards so probably more defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 John Galley played centre back or (centre half as it was back in the day) for Hereford (possibly Forest). Keith Curle played most if his football on the right wing until Terry Cooper converted him to central defender and he went on to great things. Unusually Don Gillies went from striker to right back, and Clive Whitehead from right wing to left back/ left centre back. Its interesting that these players were not utility players as such (Rob Newman and Skuse come to mind), they just changed randomly from one position to a another and became a success. OK Galley switching (CF to CH) was not unusual and Whitehead was good in defence, but we lost one of the club's best ever wingers by playing him there. As for Ryan Taylor at CB, you'll never know until you try it, not sure why the idea gets slated when it hasn't even been given a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDoubleD Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Marcus Gayle, Gary Doherty. If you know how to beat them you know how to stop them. He needs to play up top though. Interested to see what he can do when he's fit and gets a run. Always though baldock needs a target man with him, then stick jet wide. Or, my preference would be all three up top, then Reid, pack and Elliot/wynter in the middle, and just use good movement to give width with jet and baldock coming wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Marcus Gayle, Gary Doherty. If you know how to beat them you know how to stop them. He needs to play up top though. Interested to see what he can do when he's fit and gets a run. Always though baldock needs a target man with him, then stick jet wide. Or, my preference would be all three up top, then Reid, pack and Elliot/wynter in the middle, and just use good movement to give width with jet and baldock coming wide. Put JET out wide? Where he couldn't effect a game for Ipswich and he's said he doesn't want to play, just to accommodate Ryan Taylor? Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I don't know why some are mocking this.. It won't happen but Taylor does win everything in the air. If one of our actual centre backs dealt with aerial balls like Taylor does, we'd probably have a lesser goals against defecit, possibly more points. Simply pût round pegs in round holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Other way round I know but Kevin Phillips started as a right back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider_dog Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 What about Ryan Taylor paired up front with Marlon Harewood? Perfect combination of agility, lightning pace and creativity! Prolific does not even come close to describing the goal scoring potential. With this strike force we will be top by Xmas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roper Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Remember saying that Ryan Taylor would make a good Centre Back when seeing him play in the Cup defeat at Blackburn last season ,won everything in the air ,sadly not in any place to hurt the opposition but may do well at back if given a try . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeye Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 OP raises some good points regarding Taylor's game which may be more suited to a central defensive role - and to add to the successful examples given by other posters - Bale and T. Henry were also switched successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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